What does Arsene Wenger have to do to ensure the trophies keep coming? (Picture: AP)

The dust has barely settled on Arsenal’s FA Cup win which ended their nine-year trophy drought, but Arsene Wenger can’t afford to rest on his laurels for what’s set to be a pivotal summer for the club.

Yes, the Gunners finally have some silverware in the Emirates trophy cabinet, but it’d be foolish to ignore the glaring inadequacies which have prevented Arsenal achieving further glory this season.

Here are eight key issues Wenger needs to address over what’s shaping up to be another summer of upheaval:

1. Mesut Ozil

Being held back: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil (Picture: AP)

The club record signing has endured a difficult first season with the Gunners, and while an adjustment period is understandable, his attitude certainly isn’t.

The German’s languid approach on the field should be an issue of serious concern for Wenger unless he starts chipping in with regular match-winning performances on the big occasions, which has been far from the case.

It’s conceivable that Ozil’s unhappiness with his own game is behind his often despondent look, but someone needs to get hold of the playmaker over the summer and shake him out of this funk which is threatening to send his Arsenal career down the same path of Andrei Arshavin’s.

2. Yaya Sanogo

Out of his depth: Arsenal’s Yaya Sanogo (Picture: AP)

Fourteen appearances and zero goals tells its own story of where the raw striker needs to improve.

Often looks like he’s on the verge of doing something great, but falls at the last hurdle and needs regular game time to even begin to realise his potential.

Can a club challenging for the title afford to give him that chance? Probably not. A loan would be the most logical solution for all concerned.

3. Striker

Needs support: Olivier Giroud (Picture: AP)

Where to start with this? Arsenal have desperately needed a striker capable of competing with, or at least supporting, Olivier Giroud for the past three transfer windows but have so far only deemed Sanogo as a worthy addition.

See above for the problems with that one.

4. Right-back

Needs replacing: Bacary Sagna (Picture: Getty Images)

With Bacary Sagna almost certain to leave this summer (probably for a direct rival), Arsenal need to make recruiting a right-back of similar quality an absolute priority over the next few months.

If they haven’t already got a list of targets to aggressively pursue I’d be flabbergasted, but then again, a quick glance over point no.3 will explain why some fans may rightly remain skeptic.

5. Centre-back

Needs convincing: Thomas Vermaelen (Picture: AP)

Like Sagna, it’s assumed Thomas Vermaelen will seek new pastures next season. If that turns out to be the case, Arsenal must waste no time adding at least one reliable new centre-back to their ranks.

Wenger has been extremely lucky with injuries at the heart of his defence this season, but should Vermaelen and Sagna leave, that’ll be two players he’s lost to cover one of the most crucial areas of his team.

It won’t be easy finding a replacement of Vermaelen’s quality, which makes it all the more important Wenger attempts to convince the Belgian to stay put.

Bar Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are both more comfortable on the right, Arsenal lack any sort of pace on the wings and suffer as a result when one, or both, of the England internationals have been injured this season.

A pacey left-winger is a player you’d assume Wenger will be looking to recruit in the summer market. Angel Di Maria remains a person of interest to the Gunners.

7. Injuries

Needs stopping: Arsenal’s yearly injury list (Picture: Reuters)

Quite simply, Arsenal’s record with non-impact injuries is appalling and needs seriously addressing over the summer.

Any sports scientist will tell you it’s embarrassing for a professional club to rack up the amount of casualties as the Gunners do over the course of a season.

A look through the ‘injury record books’ among top clubs will tell you that this year has not been a one-off for Wenger’s men, pointing to a serious flaw in the way players are conditioned and/or treated.

This area needs urgent attention, as it’s irrelevant what players you have, or who you sign, if they’re not fit to play when it matters.